By Mumtaz Moosa-Saley 26:08:2021 Having lived in this suburb for a long time, I must give credit where it is due...
Opinion and Analysis Articles
False Memories
By Naseerah Nanabhai 26:08:2021 How many times have you thought you left your keys or cell phone somewhere, but in...
Afghanistan’s Low Literacy Rate
By Mumtaz Saley Moosa 26:08:2021 Whilst the world is caught up with news about the way forward for Afghanistan, we...
Be a Muslim par excellence
One of the cornerstones of our Islamic teachings is derived from the Hadith Jibraeel where Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam, in the midst of his companions (RA), was visited by Jibraeel (AS). This meeting occurred towards the end of the Prophethood with the...
Dropping the Q Bomb
Ejaz Khan an award winning Content Producer at Radio Islam, has voiced his opinion which features on the Daily Maverick website about De Wet Potgieter’s exposé: “Al-Qaeda: Alive and well in South Africa.” - Faizel Patel, Radio Islam...
Hideous Sensationalisation of Stale Tales
Moulana Ebrahim Bham the secretary general of the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa and the Imam of one of the largest Muslim congregations in Gauteng at Hamidia Masjid in Newtown has voiced his opinion which features on the Daily Maverick website about De Wet...
A Smile is Priceless
As Muslim we are part of a community, a society and a brotherhood. Islam is such a complete religion that provides us with guidance as to how we should conduct ourselves when meeting, interacting and dealing with one another. We have been granted a complete...
Homosexuality is Haraam and other Unapologetic Stances
An eight-minute clip of Professor Tim Winter, better known as Abdal Hakim Murad, a Cambridge lecturer and a Director of Studies at Wolfson College, went viral last week wherein he referred to homosexuality as an “inexplicable aberration”. It was...
Don’t Insult Your Mother by Appreciating Her Only Once a Year
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News- 2013-05-10 Are we frivolous to our mothers? Why do we need a special day to appreciate mothers? To honour your mother on one day which the world calls mothers day is an insult. Mothers day has become a non-sensical...
Option to Home-School
One of the primary responsibilities of a Muslim parent or guardian is nurturing and sustaining the educational thirst of their ward. This goes beyond the text or ‘matn’, toward manifestation of manners and skills that benefit individuals at a personal and...
Are South African Muslims Racist?
The University of Cape Town's student newspaper published a piece titled "Is Love Colour Blind?”. The article explored interracial perceptions among university students and created quite a stir across South Africa. The response was quite shocking...
Guantanamo Hunger Strikes Scales of Desperation
The pebbles in our shoes are not as debilitating as we deem. More often than not they force us to acknowledge stark realities and to persist in remaining honest and true. At a micro-level, this can be said about those who annoyingly seem an impediment to our...